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Iris Baumüller, Casting Director (BVC& ICDN)

Email: iris.baumueller@diebesetzer.de

Iris Baumüller grew up in Cologne, London and Johannesburg. After studying theatre and film sciences she worked as an assistant director for movies, television and commercials. In 2002 she founded the casting office DIE BESETZER in Cologne. In 2015 she also opened an office in Berlin. Iris works as a Casting Director for german and international productions such as Til Schweigers „Head full of Honey“ (Casting Europe) and „Klassentreffen 1.0“, David Cronenbergs „A Dangerous Method“ (Casting Germany), Ericson Cores „Point Break“ (Casting Europe) and Gabriele Mainettis „Freaks Out“ (Casting Germany).

Iris Baumüller is a member of the BVC (German Casting Union) , the ICDN (International Casting Directors Network), the European Film Academy (EFA), the German Academy for Television (DAfF) and the German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie).

In 2016 and 2017 she received the German Actors Award DSP for casting the TV-Series „CLUB DER ROTEN BÄNDER“ („Red Band Society“) and „WELLNESS FÜR PAARE“ („Wellness For Pairs“).

In 2017 she received the German Casting Award for casting the mafia series „4Blocks“ (Director: Marvin Kren, TNT-series).